Mattie Miracle Walk 2023 was a $131,249 success!

Mattie Miracle Cancer Foundation Promotional Video

Thank you for keeping Mattie's memory alive!

Dear Mattie Blog Readers,

It means a great deal to us that you take the time to write to us and to share your thoughts, feelings, and reflections on Mattie's battle and death. Your messages are very meaningful to us and help support us through very challenging times. To you we are forever grateful. As my readers know, I promised to write the blog for a year after Mattie's death, which would mean that I could technically stop writing on September 9, 2010. However, at the moment, I feel like our journey with grief still needs to be processed and fortunately I have a willing support network still committed to reading. Therefore, the blog continues on. If I should find the need to stop writing, I assure you I will give you advanced notice. In the mean time, thank you for reading, thank you for having the courage to share this journey with us, and most importantly thank you for keeping Mattie's memory alive.


As Mattie would say, Ooga Booga (meaning, I LOVE YOU)! Vicki and Peter



The Mattie Miracle Cancer Foundation celebrates its 7th anniversary!

The Mattie Miracle Cancer Foundation was created in the honor of Mattie.

We are a 501(c)(3) Public Charity. We are dedicated to increasing childhood cancer awareness, education, advocacy, research and psychosocial support services to children, their families and medical personnel. Children and their families will be supported throughout the cancer treatment journey, to ensure access to quality psychosocial and mental health care, and to enable children to cope with cancer so they can lead happy and productive lives. Please visit the website at: www.mattiemiracle.com and take some time to explore the site.

We have only gotten this far because of people like yourself, who have supported us through thick and thin. So thank you for your continued support and caring, and remember:

.... Let's Make the Miracle Happen and Stomp Out Childhood Cancer!

A Remembrance Video of Mattie

July 24, 2018

Tuesday, July 24, 2018

Tuesday, July 24, 2018 -- Mattie died 462 weeks ago today.

Tonight's picture was taken in July of 2008. Mattie was diagnosed with cancer on July 23, and the following week, he underwent a bone biopsy. Which is why you can see Mattie and I examining his bandage. The only way that osteosarcoma becomes a confirmed diagnosis, is through a biopsy. Even a week into his diagnosis, Mattie was becoming traumatized. He was poked and prodded endlessly and also endured MRI's and other scanning without sedation. 


Quote of the day: Youth is happy because it has the ability to see beauty. Anyone who keeps the ability to see beauty never grows old. ~ Franz Kafka 




I went out to lunch today with my friend Tina. Tina wanted to celebrate my birthday. It was pre-birthday lunch and we had a wonderful three course experience at Chez Billy Sud, which is a charming french cafe in Georgetown. Tina and I are both foodies, so eating together is a fun experience. Because food is important to us. 
We both started with this chilled summer soup of corn. When I tell you it was incredible, I am not kidding. 













My entree was this wonderful trout. Actually I like trout in general, but this dish was absolutely incredible. 
We ended the meal sharing this incredible lemon olive oil cake. It may not sound good, but it was amazing. It was served with creme fraiche ice cream which was delicious. 

I have to say that even though it was another gray and rainy day in DC, having a memorable lunch made the day less blue. 

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